Vice President of Internal Product Management

JOB DESCRIPTION

You're an original. So are we. 

We're a company of people who like to forge our own path. We invented the blue jean in 1873, and we reinvented khaki pants in 1986. We pioneered labor and environmental guidelines in manufacturing. And we work to build sustainability into everything we do. Our brands stand for freedom and self-expression around the world. 

Where we lead, others follow. For more than 160 years, we've used the strength of our brands to lead with our values and make an outsized impact on the world. We employ more than 15,000 people globally to support our great brands: Levi's®, Dockers®, Signature by Levi Strauss & Co.™ and Beyond Yoga. 

About the Job 

At Levi’s, we are passionate and focused on delivering a world class, seamless and personalized consumer experience. And we want to support the teams who serve the consumer with digital tools to make work simpler, faster and more accurate. Levi’s is also embarking on a transformation to drive a shorter go to market, and digital tools is a key enabler of this.

This leader will lead the vision and delivery of a portfolio of products / tools for both stylists in our 3000 stores across the globe but also for teams part of our go-to-market processes: design, merchandising, product development, merch planning, inventory management, sales and customer service. This represents a digital portfolio annual spend of $XX++MM.

• Product Creation: product lifecycle management (PLM), 3D Design Tools, Pricing, Promotion & Markdown tools, assortment building tool (Assortify)
• Planning: demand forecasting, sizing, allocation and inventory management
• Selling & Service: Wholesale CRM solution, digital showroom tool, b2b sales tool, marketplace & drop-ship models
• Retail Experience: Point of Sale & MPOS, Payments, Gift Cards, Workforce Management, Learning & Development Tools, Task Management, Traffic Counters, Endless Aisle Experience
• Retail Inventory & Fulfillment: Store Receiving, Counting & Replenishment Tools (RFID based), Ship from Store, Buy Online Pick up In Store, Online Returns in Store
• Other Foundations: digital asset management (DAM), product information management (PIM)

You and your team will define and drive the product strategy, experiences and roadmap delivery for products in these portfolios. You will craft product vision, co-develop Objectives & Key Results (OKRs), and define roadmaps with your team to best meet those OKRs. You will need to build strong collaboration with the business, as well as engineering and data science.

Your stakeholder management skills will also be critically important managing for needs and priorities across several key business units, including:

• Managing Directors, Retail and Ecommerce Leaders of our six geographies (US-Canada, Mexico-LATAM, Europe, South Asia & Africa, Greater China and Rest of Asia)
• Heads of Sales of two predominant geographies (US-CA and Europe)
• Heads of Design, Merchandising, Product Development, Planning and Customer Service (SVP Level)

Details of the Job

• 1. Product Strategy & Vision
  • Define clear product vision and strategy for each product in the portfolio
  • Support your team to define use cases and experiences to engage, inspire, and connect Levi’s consumers that are consistent with our brand and deliver compelling consumer experiences
  • Define the end to end role of digital tools in a future go to market; drive change across the organization as ways of working adapts
  • Continue to keep a pulse on retail industry trends, how peers are utilizing AI/ML and other platforms
  • Motivate and inspire your team and stakeholders to champion the product vision, goals, strategy, and benefits
  • Help drive the digital transformation across the company, with a clear product strategy across your portfolio
  • Have a clear understanding of Levi’s Go to Market processes and store operating model to ensure product strategy and delivery is impactful
• 2. Stakeholder Management
  • Drive effective communication methods/forums with stakeholders, e.g., quarterly business reviews (OKR progress, wins/misses, upcoming priorities, learnings) and annual operating plans
  • Ensure progress and challenges are communicated to stakeholders  and internal team members; support as needed with leader 1:1s
• 3. Build a best in class team
  • Recruit and retain top talent, including product manager, operations leads, UX/UI designers and 3D designers
  • Provide mentorship, guidance and professional development opportunities
  • Ensure clear role definitions and competencies for optimal team placement and career development
  • Support your team where they need your help (defining OKRs, decisions with competing priorities, unblocking challenges, debating solution concepts, reviewing data to ensure your product is performing)
• 4. Product Lifecycle Management
  • Oversee end-to-end product lifecycle from ideation to launch, including identifying pain points, determining OKRs, identifying concepts to meet those OKRS and distilling those into stories / requirements, prioritize as needed, ensuring development is progressing and producing an expected outcome/acceptance criteria, testing, and rollout  
  • Ensure your teams partner with the relevant user groups / business teams to deeply understand needs, and be the voice of users to deliver the best solution against those needs
  • Ensure partnership with UX designers to ensure the usability and intuitiveness of digital tools, optimizing workflows and enhancing user experience
  • Ensure teams develop rollout, training, and implementation plans to drive adoption and utilization that will meet or exceed expected outcomes is undertaken across all GTM and stylist tools as relevant
  • Evaluate as needed in relevant domains when to build vs buy a solution/tool
  • Partner with leaders to increase adoption of new ways of working
• 5. Engineering & Data Science Partnership
  • Partner with engineering, data science and delivery teams to ensure that concepts/features defined are delivered that drive our OKRs
  • Work with above teams to design, build, integrate new technologies, and improve system architecture for scalability and reliability
• 6. Data and Insights
  • Ensure the team utilizes data analytics and metrics to track product performance, user engagement, and feedback
  • Support data driven decision making for product improvements and portfolio focus areas.
  • Utilize data and insights to determine most important focus areas at a portfolio level
• 7. Financials and impact
  • Ensure business case are created across products, with key performance indicators (KPIs) identified and tracked

About You 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Proven experience (8+ years) in product management, preferably in the apparel or fashion industry, with a focus on digital tools and technology solutions
• Strong leadership skills with experience leading cross-functional teams and managing product roadmaps
• In-depth knowledge of agile methodologies, product development processes, and UX/UI design principles
• Experience in conducting research to identify end user needs and gaps and demonstrated ability to translate those needs into creative and engaging output
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate complex concepts and collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Able to craft compelling narratives to convey product strategy and progress to stakeholders with a strong focus on business outcomes
• Analytical mindset with proficiency in data analysis tools and techniques
• Experience working with enterprise-level software systems and cloud-based platforms
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking, with the ability to drive innovation and adapt to evolving market dynamics.
• Executes with excellence – is action-oriented, drives for results, set clear expectations and milestones, reviews progress, acts decisively, can be counted on to meet goals
• Ability to work some flexible hours due to varying time zones and regions  

The expected starting salary range for this role is $255,500-$379,500. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range based on the location of the role. The amount a particular employee will earn within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, experience, skills, performance and business needs. 

Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.) offers a total rewards package that includes competitive pay, incentive plans, and a wide array of benefits designed to help you and your family stay healthy, meet your financial goals, and balance the demands of your work and personal life. Available benefits vary depending upon the specifics of the role; details relating to a specific role will be made available upon request. 

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, benefits or other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law. 

Levi Strauss & Co. is committed to equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, and recruiting and maintaining a workforce that welcomes and respects people from diverse backgrounds while enabling our employees to make an impact. We value the unique combination of talents, experiences, and perspectives of each employee, making our collective success possible. 

We put a lot of thought into our programs to provide you with a benefits package that matters. Whether it is for medical care, taking time off, improving your health or planning for retirement, we've got you covered. Here's a small snapshot: 

• 401K match: $1.25 for every $1.00 you contribute up to the first 6% of pay you save. 
• Five hours of paid volunteer time per month with nonprofit organizations 
• Product discount of 60% off regular-price merchandise 
• Paid Family Leave 

EOE M/F/Disability/Vets

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